Aspiring AIRR

Haasino · 02-04-2015, 12:13 PM

Something to keep in mind (Not to scare you)... if you need a waiver to join DEP, you're almost guaranteed to need that same waiver routed through NOMI for your flight clearance. Since the Navy is the Navy and often doesn't do things in a logical manner, you're flight waiver is probably not going to be submitted until halfway through RTC... which means you're probably going to be spending some time in the Temporary Housing Unit (THU) on Great Lakes after graduation. It's become such a standard that we refer to it as the "Pensacola Reserve Fleet". When I went there back in 2012, THU for Aircrew meant 4-6 months on hold, working admin jobs at RTC and assisting/watching RDC's. Lately, I've heard the wait is much shorter... like 1 week to a month if you don't need additional testing.

02-04-2015, 12:13 PM	#6
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 0	Something to keep in mind (Not to scare you)... if you need a waiver to join DEP, you're almost guaranteed to need that same waiver routed through NOMI for your flight clearance. Since the Navy is the Navy and often doesn't do things in a logical manner, you're flight waiver is probably not going to be submitted until halfway through RTC... which means you're probably going to be spending some time in the Temporary Housing Unit (THU) on Great Lakes after graduation. It's become such a standard that we refer to it as the "Pensacola Reserve Fleet". When I went there back in 2012, THU for Aircrew meant 4-6 months on hold, working admin jobs at RTC and assisting/watching RDC's. Lately, I've heard the wait is much shorter... like 1 week to a month if you don't need additional testing.